Rhynchospora nervosa

Rhynchospora nervosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Rhynchosporeae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species: Rhynchospora nervosa

Name

Rhynchospora nervosa Boeckeler, Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1869: 143 (1869).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dichromena nervosa Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 241 (1805).
• Heterotypic
  • Schoenus tenuifolius Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 228 (1816).
  • Dichromena pilosa Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 203 (1824).
  • Dichromena tenuifolia (Kunth) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 203 (1824).
  • Rhynchospora exigua Boeckeler, Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, ser. 5, 5: 238 (1894).
  • Dichromena ciliata var. vahliana C.B.Clarke in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 101 (1900).
  • Rhynchospora nervosa var. tenuifolia (Kunth) H.Pfeiff., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 92 (1935).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Central American Pacific Islands, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boeckeler, J.O. 1869. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1869: 143.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora nervosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhynchospora nervosa. Published online. Accessed: Feb 20 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora nervosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhynchospora nervosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhynchospora nervosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

español: yerba de estrella

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